Chuck Fuller has some sage advice for Christians who use Twitter. He writes: Ethically, Christians must think of Twitter no differently than other forms of speech. The biblical instructions concerning one’s words broadcast from the mouth apply also to words broadcast over social media. Try reading James 3:1-12, and replace each instance of the word “tongue” with “Tweet.” Really. Do it. See what I mean?…
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Texas Christians raise money for ailing atheist critic
Kate Shellnut has this story at The Houston Chronicle blog, and I wish there were more stories like it. An atheist activist who dropped threats to protest an Athens, Texas, nativity scene after his health declined is now receiving aid from fellow atheists and the very group of Christians he opposed, according to reports on the Friendly Atheist blog.
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Dan Wallace Enters the Blogosphere
My old mentor in all things Greek has entered the blogosphere. Actually, Dan Wallace has already been here a while as a contributor to the “Parchment and Pen” blog, but now he is venturing out on his own at DanielBWallace.com. Here’s how Dan describes it: I decided, after much consternation, to follow the advice of some of my friends. They wanted me to start my own website, so here it is, warts and all. I will be discussing from time to time issue relevant to biblical studies. A special focus will be New Testament textual criticism, Greek grammar, exegesis, and Christology. You bibliophiles will want to add this one to…
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An Example of Media Bias on the Healthcare Mandate
Mollie Hemingway says that if she were to satirize the problems the media have had reporting on religious liberty, then the story would look exactly like a real story that appeared at The Washington Post yesterday. The story is by Michelle Boorstein, and it reads like it is supposed to be a straight news report. But the discerning reader will notice that the Ms. Boorstein has a bit of a slant on things. There are a number of problems with this piece, but here’s the item that stuck out to me:
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Kirk Cameron Responds to Firestorm about Piers Morgan Interview
Kirk Cameron sat for an interview with Ann Curry this morning. Currry asked him to comment on the firestorm that followed his recent comments about homosexuality during an interview with Piers Morgan. You can watch Cameron’s full response above, but this part stuck out to me:
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How an Affair Begins
Andrée Seu has a brief piece of warning about how an affair begins: A friend of mine told me that now she understands how adultery begins. She went to a woman’s house to drop off a package as a favor to someone, but the woman was not home. The husband was, and they exchanged pleasantries for a few moments. My friend noticed the carpentry project the man was working on and commented on his artistry. She asked him a few questions about it, and it didn’t take much to encourage him to spill forth for an hour and a half about every aspect of the work. It was fun. At…
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Santorum’s Roman Catholic Faith and Opus Dei
The Washington Post has a feature length article on Rick Santorum’s Catholic faith and, in particular, on his connection to the lay-renewal group called Opus Dei. I kept waiting for a reference to The Da Vinci Code, but thankfully it never came. Instead, the article tells the story of a man who began as a nominal Catholic but who has become committed to a conservative, Catholic position:
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A Jimmy Carter Study Bible
Former President Jimmy Carter has just published a study Bible based on his decades of service as a Sunday School teacher in a Baptist Church. It’s titled NIV Lessons from Life Bible: Personal Reflections with Jimmy Carter, and it “takes Mr. Carter’s years of teaching Sunday school lessons at Maranatha Baptist Church in Plains, GA, and meshes them with the text of the NIV Bible.” A synopsis on Zondervan’s website describes the book this way: The legacy of former U.S. President Jimmy Carter, who has been teaching directly from the Bible for over 65 years and has taken the Bible’s teachings seriously, implementing them into his life’s work. Now he…
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Peyton Manning Chooses Denver Broncos
ESPN reports that Peyton Manning will be going to the Denver Broncos and that Tim Tebow will be traded. I’m a fan of Peyton Manning, and I’m glad for him and the Broncos. But it’s still a sad story for Colts fans. I was in Indianapolis over the weekend. While driving into town, I passed a billboard with a picture of Peyton Manning on it and a short sentence: “Thanks for the memories.” I got the distinct feeling that the folks in Indy are still grieving their loss. It’s also a sad story for Tim Tebow. Tebow took a Broncos team that was going nowhere, led them to a string…
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Mohler and Carson Talk about the Intolerance of Tolerance
Albert Mohler recently interviewed D. A. Carson about Carson’s new book The Intolerance of Tolerance. It’s a fascinating conversation, and I encourage you to take a listen. You can download the audio here or listen below. [audio:http://albertmohler.com/media/audio/totl/Podcast/Thinking_In_Public_Don_Carson.mp3]